As announced earlier, Kemira’s Board of Directors and President & CEO Jari Rosendal have agreed that Jari Rosendal will leave his position as the President & CEO latest during 2024. Kemira’s Board has decided to initiate the search for his successor.
Kemira announced on July 11, 2023 that Jari Rosendal is on sick leave for the time being. Kemira’s Board of Directors has appointed Petri Castrén as Interim President & CEO as of July 18, 2023.
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On 28-30 August 2023 the corrugated community will get together in Cleveland, Ohio to discuss the latest industry trends and exchange ideas and experiences.
It goes without saying that T.CON will be there when the doors of the Exhibit Hall at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland are opened and CorrExpo officially starts. Hosted by TAPPI, a forward-thinking American association with thousands of members worldwide, the event is a true go-to for everyone active in the corrugated industry.
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Valmet will supply a new high-capacity winder to Gascogne Papier in France. The winder will be delivered for the paper machine PM 7 at their Mimizan site.
Valmet’s delivery will include a high-capacity OptiWin two-drum compact winder that has a wide production range with different widths and diameters of shipping rolls. As a key solution for high-quality multi-roll winding, the winder is equipped with pro-active dual spreading.
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Mexican tissue paper manufacturer Grupo Corporativo Papelera (GCP) is purchasing 32 acres in the East Montgomery Industrial Park in New Caney, Texas, the Houston Business Journal reported.
The estimated $400 million facility will serve as the site for the company’s new manufacturing and conversion facility, marking an expansion of its operations in the United States, the news outlet reported.
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Canfor Pulp Products said that production will resume at its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, this week.
On July 13, Canfor Pulp curtailed production at the Northwood Pulp Mill due to limited storage space for pulp products that could not be transported overseas as a result of the labour dispute at B.C. ports.
The downtime could have reduced the mill’s production capacity by about 11,000 tonnes of market kraft pulp per week.
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The Manitoba government and the Community Economic Development Fund are partnering with Canadian Kraft Paper Industries Ltd. (CKP) to explore opportunities for transitioning to a greener economy in northern Manitoba, Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt announced.
“Our government continues to invest in the north, creating and maintaining sustainable jobs,” said Nesbitt. “The use of forest biomass in the north can benefit both the environment and the local economy. It is a potential win-win that is well worth exploring further.”
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Runtech Systems has received a repeat order from DS Smith Paper Ltd, Kemsley Mill, for a RunEco vacuum system rebuild on PM4. In the rebuild, existing liquid ring pumps will be replaced by four EP600 Turbo Blowers. Delivery also includes detailed engineering, EcoDrop and EcoSep water separators. With the rebuild, PM4 targets significant energy savings and reduction in CO2 emissions.
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Saica Group has reached an agreement with the family owners and has acquired a minority share of their corrugated plants in Annone di Brianza and Pietrasanta, Italy. These two plants have a revenue of Euro 105 million in 2022, and provide direct employment to 247 people.
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UPM has signed an agreement on the sale of the recovered paper sorting plant ASK Kinsau in Germany to the Fisel Holding GmbH & Co. KG, a recovered logistics and municipal waste disposal company.
The sale and purchase agreement includes the site and buildings. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
All employees of ASK Kinsau will be transferred to the new owner.
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The Fedrigoni Group is setting up a 3,000 square metre “Innovation Centre” next to its Verona office in Italy. The investment, which will include a share of public funding through NRRP funds, will be fully operational in the first quarter of 2024.
“We believe that without continuous improvement there is no future,” said Marco Nespolo, CEO of the Fedrigoni Group “and this improvement certainly comes through R&D, but also through the exchange of experiences and collaboration between different skills, in order to have the widest possible perspective and seize all opportunities,” said Marco Nespolo, CEO of the Fedrigoni Group.
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Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that its consolidated subsidiary, Tri-Wall Limited, has established a subsidiary in Suining City, Sichuan Province, China through its wholly owned subsidiary. The new subsidiary, Tri-Wall Bozheng Packaging Technology Co. Ltd., manufactures and sells heavy duty and general corrugated board and cases, and has started operation of its plant.
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Functional coatings, ideally those that do not compromise recyclability, are central to the continued evolution of more sustainable fiber-based packaging. Several major paper companies have already invested to fit high-throughput coating to paper mills, anticipating a continued increase in demand for new lines of value-added products across multiple sectors.
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The Logson Group, the UK’s largest independent supplier of corrugated packaging, announces the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Durham Box, an independent sheet plant based in County Durham.
The existing management team will remain with the business, continuing to lead Durham Box as a stand-alone business within the Logson Group.
Dan Morris, Managing Director, Durham Box, says: “I am incredibly excited to lead Durham Box into the next phase of its journey. Since being started by my parents in 1989 we have achieved great things as an independent family-run business.”
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Northwood Group successfully launched Northwood Consuma Tissue (NCT) in December 2022, the company announces now the expansion of its converting capability with the purchase of a new 14-acre (5.7 hectares) site housing a 235,000 sq ft (22,000 sq m) facility in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. This will dramatically increase the available output of toilet tissue and kitchen towel and allows the company to be true cross-category paper partners to its premium grocery customers.
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Runtech Systems delivers two RunEco vacuum systems to Shanying Suzhou Paper, at its site in Suzhou, Anhui Province, China. The delivery consists of 14 EP Turbo Blowers and parts for the concrete water separators. RunEco systems will provide vacuum for the two new linerboard machines PM71 and PM72 with design speed of 1,300 m/min and reel width of 8,600 mm. The total production capacity of the corrugating medium machines is around 800,000 tons per year.
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Industry-leading Turkish flavour company Aromsa, whose products include sauces, toppings, extracts and seasonings, was faced with a challenge. The company was fully committed to its sustainability strategy, but it had also started to work with a new customer who wanted to use stainless-steel containers for shipping. This would require an investment into approximately 250 stainless-steel containers, which is a costly packaging solution. In addition to high price, there are also the logistical costs of storage and maintenance, washing and sterilising the containers.
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Over the last two decades, technology has become part of almost every facet of our lives. The expansion of broadband, smartphones and portable technology has changed how we communicate, access information, work and learn.
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Valmet will deliver two TwinRoll wash presses to Holmen Iggesund Paperboard’s Iggesund Mill in Sweden. The start-up is scheduled for October 2024.
The value of the order will not be disclosed.
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The next-generation production line in Walki’s Valkeakoski plant was officially inaugurated today with a festive ceremony that brought together customers and other stakeholders from various parts of the world.
The 13 MEUR investment – one of the most significant in Walki’s history – is an important step forward in the company’s strategy to transform materials towards a circular future.
“With this milestone investment, we are expanding our technology base to secure the recyclability of our fiber-based products to meet the strictest requirements of expected future regulations”, says Leif Frilund, President and CEO.
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New Leaf Paper, Inc has acquired Arnold Grummer’s LLC. The Wisconsin-based company distributes nationwide as the preferred supplier of hand papermaking kits.
Arnold Grummer’s will remain in Wisconsin, with headquarters moving to New Leaf Paper in Appleton. Oversight of Arnold Grummer’s will move forward with Paul Bradshaw as President and Sabrina Schwietzer as Executive Vice President, both from New Leaf Paper, with transition support from Kim Grummer.
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